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As Gaza ground invasion nears, second US carrier group deployed to prevent ‘escalation’
Israeli military is preparing ‘significant ground operations’, as US defence secretary orders USS Eisenhower to the MediterraneanIsrael-Hamas war: latest news and live updatesThe United States has deployed a second aircraft carrier to the Mediterranean “to deter hostile actions against Israel or any efforts toward widening this war”, as residents of Gaza City fled south to escape an imminent Israeli ground attack in response to a murderous rampage by Hamas last weekend.The US defence secretary, Lloyd Austin, said late on Saturday that the presence of the USS Eisenhower and its affiliated warships in the eastern Mediterranean signalled Washington’s “ironclad commitment to Israel’s security and our resolve to deter any state or non-state actor seeking to escalate this war”. Continue reading...
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